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The two articles in this issue of the Journal^1,2 about the treatment of women with ductal carcinoma in situ or small invasive breast cancers (<2.5 cm) contain valuable information for all clinicians. The reported incidence of these two tumors has increased rapidly in recent years, at least in part because of the more widespread use of screening mammography. Therefore, women with these lesions and their clinicians are more often faced with the need to decide how much treatment is necessary.

The article by Fisher et al., from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project,¹ provides evidence that lumpectomy and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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